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Firefox To Be Renamed In Debian
Viraptor writes, "Debian is ready to change the name of Firefox in its distributions, beginning with Etch. They say it can be done within a week. The reasons stem from Mozilla's recent insistence on trademark fidelity and its preferences regarding Firefox patches. Debian doesn't want to accept the original trademarked fox & globe logo; they don't see it as really 'free' to use. On the other hand, Mozilla doesn't want Firefox distributed under that name if it lacks the logo. Mozilla also wants Debian patches to be submitted to them before distribution, and claims that's what others (Red Hat and Novell) are already doing. But some believe development and releases will slow down if distribution-specific patches have to be checked and accepted first. We will surely see more clashes between copyright claims and 'really free' distros such as Debian. Ubuntu is also asking similar questions." No word yet what the new name will be or what the logo will look like.
Irefox.
Maybe it'll be a blue world or circle, with 'Internet' in the name somewhere, and perhaps, as its used to explore the wonders of the internet, add the word 'Explorer' to it perhaps.
:)
I can't see that catching on though, they'll call it WaterVole or something equally stupid
Or they could use a different logo/name combo that is quite similar to the original - how about FireFoxy.
Internet Foxplorer
My turnips listen for the soft cry of your love
That is probably the gayest thing I've ever seen. And I've seen two dudes fucking, too.
Why not fireballmer (Couldn't resist)
"But some believe development and releases will slow down if distribution-specific patches have to be checked and accepted first."
Yes, we certainly wouldn't want Debian Stable's release frequency to slow down any further than it already is.
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